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Definition of Stylets

Stylet
Stylet Sty"let, n. [F., dim. of style; cf. It. stiletto. See Stiletto.] A small poniard; a stiletto. 2. (Surg.) (a) An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum. (b) A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria.

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- point Stylet (anatomy), a hard, sharp anatomical structure In the medical industry a stylet is a slender medical probe or device. For example, stylets used...
- mouthparts of tardigrades, diptera and aphids are also called stylets. In octopodes, the stylets are internal, needle-like bent rods within the mantle, the...
- mouthparts are elongated. The labium encloses all other mouthparts, the stylets, like a sheath. The labrum forms the main feeding tube, through which blood...
- (Combitube). Other devices such as rigid stylets, the lightwand (a blind technique) and indirect fiberoptic rigid stylets, such as the Bullard scope, Upsher...
- than being tooth-like, the mandibles of such insects are lengthened into stylets, which form the outer two parts of the feeding tube, or beak. The mandibles...
- The flatworms "fence" using extendable two-headed dagger-like stylets. These stylets are pointed (and in some species hooked) in order to pierce their...
- known for their signature helmets; their name reflects their helmet-shaped stylets. List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present) Stephenson...
- further classified, by the presence of stylets, which include: piercing-sucking, sponging, and siphoning. The stylets are needle-like projections used to...
- predation. There are toothed stylets on the mandibles able to cut into and abrade tissues of their prey. There are further stylets on the maxillae, adapted...
- gutter, which sheaths a bundle (fascicle) of six piercing mouthparts or stylets. These are two mandibles, two maxillae, the hypopharynx, and the labrum...